Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (1725-1811) was a French wallpaper manufacturer. In 1789 Réveillon made a statement on the price of bread that was misinterpreted by the Parisian populace as advocating lower wages.
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n°31bis, where the entrance of the former La Folie Titon was located.
The commemorative plaque of the first hot-air balloon takeoff in 1783.
The launching of the balloon on 19 October 1783, engraving by Claude-Louis Desrais
The plaque commemorating the riots of April 1789, just before the French Revolution.
Jacquemart & Bérnard - BorderFounders from France 6
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Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (1725-1811) was a French wallpaper manufacturer. In 1789 Réveillon made a statement on the price of bread that was misinterpreted by the Parisian populace as advocating lower wages. He fled France after his home and his wallpaper factory were attacked and set on fire in what came to be known as the Reveillon riot. In 1791 he leased his business premises to the wallpaper manufacturer Jacquemart & Bérnard.
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